HMS Mentor (1781)

HMS Mentor was the Massachusetts letter of marque Aurora, commissioned in 1780. The Royal Navy captured her in July 1781 and took her into service as HMS Mentor. Mentor disappeared in 1783.

History
Massachusetts
NameAurora
OwnerMungo Mackay and Thomas Dennie
Commissioned2 October 1780
Captured11 July 1781
Great Britain
NameHMS Mentor
Acquired11 September 1781 by purchase of a prize
FateFoundered April 1783
General characteristics
Tons burthen230 (bm)
Sail planSloop
Complement
  • Massachusetts:20
  • RN:125
Armament
  • Massachusetts:10-24 guns
  • RN:18 × 6-pounder guns
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